3 steps to boost your digital safety while working from home

May 25, 2020

Life in lockdown: Chiara Zuddas, 31, works on her laptop at home in San Fiorano, one of the original 'red zone' towns in northern Italy that have been on lockdown since February, in this picture taken by her husband, schoolteacher Marzio Toniolo, March 27, 2020. Toniolo has been documenting what life has been like for his family since quarantine began for them weeks before the rest of the country. Picture taken March 27, 2020. Marzio Toniolo/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT - RC2EUF900M5P

Working from home can make us lower our guard. Image: REUTERS

Steve Benton

BT Deputy CSO, GM Cyber and Physical Security Operations and Programmes, BT

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